Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the north were limited. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To protect her home; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her long red fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. A gifted student she started as a Banker, but she got bored and became a Painter. She was granted arcane powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 8000 sp. Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He wears a colorful flower in his dark red hair. He has gold eyes.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Oriax was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Rogue, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Rogue in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 100 sp. Blue quartz (10 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and is dressed in earthy colors with a red and black handkerchief worn on her left side. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Eran's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. While she appears to be a normal Halfling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has achieved small success as a Barrister.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Slave, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Black pearl (1600 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. With wild chestnut hair. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Scribe profession.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Nature. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is in excellent shape and is wearing a long, red cloak. Her black hair is cut short. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears baggy grey pantaloons and a blue scarf, and is pretty ugly. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: The child of a Sellsword, who enjoyed hunting, Eberk was taken on many hunting expeditions. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Pacifist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1600 gp. Peridot (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With red face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she very much looks the part of a Bricklayer. She keeps her blonde hair in a pixie cut. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. The war was a terrible time for her, and Puyet does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She got into the Bricklayer business at a young age. Her childhood dream was to be a Layabout, but she was a colossal failure. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Bricklayer for hire.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 4000 gp. Eye agate (15 gp). 1 Medium magic item.